Chocolate Chip Cookies

It's such a disappointment when you labor in the kitchen making chocolate chip cookies and they come out like hard, brown, chocolate chunk Frisbees. Here's a fool proof recipe for chocolate chip cookies that won't leave you down, depressed, and defeated, face first in leftover cookie batter.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

serves: 7 dozen 2 inch cookies

 

ingredients:

2 3/4 cups of flour

1 teaspoon of baking soda

1 teaspoon of salt

1 cup butter, softened (not melted)

3/4 cups of granulated sugar

3/4 cups of packed brown sugar

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon of vanilla

2 cups of chocolate chips (this usually means 1 bag)

optional:

1 cup of chopped walnuts (I split the dough in half and added 1/4 cups to one half for variety)

directions:

 

Preheat oven to 375 F

In a small bowl add flour, baking soda, salt. Now, set aside.

In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugars. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until smooth.

 

 

Gradually add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture until combined. Stir in chips...

 

 

 and walnuts (if desired)

 

 

Roll into small balls and lay on a cookies sheet, spaced apart. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Mine took exactly 9 minutes.

 

 

Cool then enjoy!

 

 

*If you would like to save some cookies for later pull out some wax paper and a one gallon bag. Roll the cookie dough into logs on the wax paper (short enough to fit into the one gallon bag). On the outside of the bag write the contents, cook temp and time needed to cook. Throw the bag in the freezer for later. When you're ready for another snack cut the logs like you would store bought cookies an enjoy! (This was a great idea passed down from a friend of a friend)

 

This recipe was adapted from the one on the Ghiradelli's Chocolate Chip bag